Black Death's Debut Album To See Re-Issue

Hells Headbangers is proud to present a special, LONG-overdue reissue of Black Death's self-titled, debut album.

Highly sought after by collectors, not only is Black Death a crucial piece in the rich history of Cleveland heavy metal, its original 1984 release marks the first full-length release by an all African American heavy metal band. More than that, with the band's origins dating back to 1977, Black Death is largely known to be the first African American metal band.

But most of all, Black Death's lone album is a classic of raw 'n' wild heavy fucking metal with a thirst for the epic and dramatic. Black Death's original lineup consisted of Siki Spacek on lead vocals and lead guitar, Phillip Bullard on drums and percussion, bassist Daryl Harris, and guitarist Gregg Hicks.

"This was the original, classic lineup of the band," says Spacek. "I met these guys waaaaaay back in 1977 while I was in the 11th grade, on the exact same day that I was expelled from school. At this point in time, I had already decided that music was the direction that I wanted to take my life in, and heavy metal was the perfect way to accomplish this goal."

A finalized release date and preorder info are due to be revealed shortly, and the track listing will be as follows:

-main LP-
Side A
1. Night of the Living Dead
2. The Hunger
3. When Tears Run Red (From Love Lost Yesterday)
4. Fear No Evil
Side B
5. The Scream of the Iron Messiah
6. Streetwalker
7. Black Death

- 7" 45 RPM-
Side A
1. Here Comes the Wrecking Crew
Side B
2. Retribution